CA Intermediate

The CA Intermediate Exam is the 2nd level of exam of students pursuing the Chartered Accountancy Course (CA).


CA Intermediate Exam will be held twice a year in the month of May and November.

The CA Intermediate Exam is the 2nd level of exam of students pursuing the Chartered Accountancy Course (CA). Often abridged as CA Inter, the students can appear for the CA Inter Exam after clearing the CPT Exam or the CA Foundation Exam (which is the entrance exam for CA Students). In some scenarios, there is a direct entry to the CA Intermediate Exam. Click – DIRECT Entry to the CA Intermediate.CA Intermediate Exam is divided in following 2 groups and respective subjects –Group I

Paper-1: Accounting (100 Marks)

Paper-2: Corporate Laws & Other Laws (100 Marks)
Part I: Company Law (60 Marks)
Part II: Other Laws (40 Marks)Paper-3: Cost and Management Accounting (100 Marks)

Paper-4: Taxation (100 Marks)Section A: Income-Tax Law (60 Marks)
Section B: Indirect Taxes (40 Marks) Group IIPaper-5: Advanced Accounting (100 Marks)

Paper-6: Auditing and Assurance (100 Marks)

Paper-7: Enterprise Information Systems & Strategic Management (100 Marks)
Section A: Enterprise Information Systems (50 Marks)
Section B: Strategic Management (50 Marks)

Paper-8: Financial Management & Economics for Finance (100 Marks)Section A: Financial Management (60 Marks)
Section B: Economics for Finance (40 Marks) CA Inter is a subjective exam
The CA Inter Exam is for 800 marks and is divided into 2 groups. Each group has 4 subjects making in all 8 subjects. Each subject exam is conducted on separate days usually with a gap of one day in each exam.

A candidate aiming for the CA Inter Exam has an option to appear the exam group wise. If he wishes, he can appear for both the groups of CA Inter together or each group separately in different examinations. However, if a candidate is aiming for a rank in the CA Inter Exam, he should appear for both the groups together and not separately.

Students need to get a minimum of 40% marks in each subject and a minimum of 50 % marks in average in the complete one group of the CA Intermediate Exam. As such both the conditions should be satisfied for you to succeed the CA Intermediate Exam, 40% in every individual subject and 50% overall level. Please note that the overall 50% criteria is group wise. It is not for both the groups combined. In each group, the candidate should be able to score at least 50% marks overall and 40% marks in individual subject.